NHTSA Campaign 11V304000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 11V304000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: electric power assist system. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 11V304000 with NHTSA on June 1, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V304000, NHTSA lists up to 52,377 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 28, 2000 and May 30, 2003.
The 11V304000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V304000 were scheduled from July 8, 2011, 37 days after the report.
11V304000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2001–2003.
Owners of the model years 11V304000 covers have filed at least 164 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V304000 vehicles, the 2002 Toyota Prius has the most (80).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V304000 ranks 105 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 11V304000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 11 other recalls on the steering on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2001 THROUGH 2003 PRIUS PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 28, 2000, THROUGH MAY 30, 2003. THE STEERING LINKAGE MAY LOOSEN, RESULTING IN REDUCED ELECTRIC STEERING ASSISTANCE WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN.
- The risk
- LOSS OF POWER STEERING, PARTICULARLY WHEN AN OPERATOR IS ACTIVELY INTENDING TO STEER THE VEHICLE, MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE NUTS IN THE STEERING LINKAGE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 8, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Reported June 1, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V304000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V304000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: June 1, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted